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What is the primary function of the urinary system?
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Is to cleanse the blood of waste products.
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What is the ureter?
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a single draining tube that transports urine to the urinary bladder
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What is Renin?
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A hormone causing angiotensin production
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What is Erythropoietin?
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Hormone stimulating red blood cell production.
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What is a Urethra?
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Tube carrying urine from the bladder to the external environment
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What is Aldosterone?
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A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands.
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What is the Nephron
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Functional part of the kidney
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What cells line the transport and storage portions of the urinary system?
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Transitional epithelium
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What percent of aortic blood pressure reaches the kidney?
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70%
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What are the four major structures that make up the mammalian urinary system?
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2 Kidneys, 2 Ureters, bladder, and urethra
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